Exposure, hazard, and vulnerability all contribute to Schistosoma haematobium re-infection in northern Senegal.

• Main Authors: Andrea J Lund (Author), Susanne H Sokolow (Author), Isabel J Jones (Author), Chelsea L Wood (Author), Sofia Ali (Author), Andrew Chamberlin (Author), Alioune Badara Sy (Author), M Moustapha Sam (Author), Nicolas Jouanard (Author), Anne-Marie Schacht (Author), Simon Senghor (Author), Assane Fall (Author), Raphael Ndione (Author), Gilles Riveau (Author), Giulio A De Leo (Author), David López-Carr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Infectious disease risk is driven by three interrelated components: exposure, hazard, and vulnerability. For schistosomiasis, exposure occurs through contact with water, which is often tied to daily activities. Water contact, however, does not imply risk unless the env...